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| JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — John R. Allen, the retired Marine general who served as the top American commander in Afghanistan, has been picked by the Obama administration to coordinate the international effort against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday. | JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — John R. Allen, the retired Marine general who served as the top American commander in Afghanistan, has been picked by the Obama administration to coordinate the international effort against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday. |
| The Obama administration has stressed the importance of building a broad international coalition to combat the militant group, and General Allen has long experience working with leaders in the region. | The Obama administration has stressed the importance of building a broad international coalition to combat the militant group, and General Allen has long experience working with leaders in the region. |
| During the war in Iraq, General Allen served as the deputy Marine commander in Anbar Province, where he played an important role in strengthening relationships with Sunni tribes and nurturing the Awakening movement. | During the war in Iraq, General Allen served as the deputy Marine commander in Anbar Province, where he played an important role in strengthening relationships with Sunni tribes and nurturing the Awakening movement. |
| He later served as the deputy commander of Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East. From 2011 to 2013, General Allen led the American and allied military effort in Afghanistan. | He later served as the deputy commander of Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East. From 2011 to 2013, General Allen led the American and allied military effort in Afghanistan. |
| General Allen has also served as an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry. He developed a security plan for the West Bank during Mr. Kerry’s unsuccessful effort to forge a comprehensive Israeli and Palestinian peace agreement. | General Allen has also served as an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry. He developed a security plan for the West Bank during Mr. Kerry’s unsuccessful effort to forge a comprehensive Israeli and Palestinian peace agreement. |
| Some of the details of General Allen’s role were still being worked on Thursday, and Obama administration officials had no comment on his anticipated appointment. | Some of the details of General Allen’s role were still being worked on Thursday, and Obama administration officials had no comment on his anticipated appointment. |
| In an August article in the online publication Defense One, General Allen described ISIS as a “clear and present danger to the U.S.” America, General Allen wrote, is “the only power capable of organizing a coalition’s reaction to this regional and international threat.” | In an August article in the online publication Defense One, General Allen described ISIS as a “clear and present danger to the U.S.” America, General Allen wrote, is “the only power capable of organizing a coalition’s reaction to this regional and international threat.” |
| “What we’re facing in northern Iraq is only partly a crisis about Iraq,” he added. “It is about the region and potentially the world as we know it.” | “What we’re facing in northern Iraq is only partly a crisis about Iraq,” he added. “It is about the region and potentially the world as we know it.” |